10 Perfect Albums That Blended Different Music Genres

10. Like Clockwork - Queens of the Stone Age

Given all of the effort that went into the production, we're lucky that we even got an album from Queens of the Stone Age after Era Vulgaris. Just before the sessions started, Josh Homme had a devastating operation which left him dead for a few minutes, as well as limiting his ability to hear music in his head the way he used to. Part of him was left on that operating table, but that wasn't going to get in the way of him pushing forward as hard as he could.

Going through every track on Like Clockwork, the whole project feels like a celebration of every single brand of music that has gotten Josh to this point in his career, with the stoner rock classics like My God is the Sun having much more fire in its belly. The real interesting parts though come in the deep cuts, where Josh combs through other layers of his musical psyche, like the mellow sounds of Kalopsia or bringing in people like Elton John and Alex Turner to add their unique spin on songs like Fairweather Friends and Smooth Sailing.

Coming to terms with his own mortality, this feels like the record that Josh wanted to make that would last long after he's gone from this Earth, with all of the ugliness that comes with facing your death. It might not be the easiest pill to swallow all of the time, but just like a good shot of tequila, this record goes down a lot smoother once you really soak it in.